due to the weather, i'll be catching the 11:45 to dallas. >> former track legend jim heinz was supposed to be an earlier flight to texas. because of our weather in the bay, some scheduled events will have to wait. >> i had had some press conferences scheduled for this afternoon that would have to be put off until tomorrow. >> the rain and wind played a number on flight schedules at sfo. the faa issue add ground hold which cancelled about 73 flights as of noon and delayed several others. some being affected for more than 2 1/2 hours. >> rather than have aircraft circling in the sky, waiting to land, instead a take off slot is established that will allow that aircraft to come in when it's expected to. it will reduce the amount of circling and also reduces the like hoofed aircraft having to divert to other airports. >> it wasn't just at the airport were passengers were affected. the delays on the roads made some passengers almost miss their flight. >> i was really tense. my wife off toward drive me. we didn't take the fast way through hayward. we took the 580 to the 880. that's delayed. th